The Archives maintains the historical records of Western Connecticut State University dating back to its founding in 1903 as the Danbury Normal School and is a significant repository for collections related to local history. Collections include personal papers, local government and organizational records, visual materials, maps, journals and other media. The archival holdings amount to approximately 1500 linear feet.

monographs, and audio-visual materials that pertain to the history of the Danbury, Connecticut and the region

out-of-print or rare spoken word, opera and other classical music phonograph recordings

a portion of the original monograph holdings of the Danbury Normal School’s library

monographs authored/created by WCSU faculty, students and alumni

monographs that supplement subjects in our archival collections

rare/antique books and other objects donated to the Haas Library or Special Collections that are deemed to be 1) of significant artifactual value and 2) to be unique and essential to support the research needs of the University and the mission of the Archive; and library holdings of significant value to warrant special treatment.

There are approximately 3200 cataloged titles (discoverable via CONSULS) currently held in the Special Collections Library that range in publication date from 1626 to the present. The groupings of materials found in Special Collections are: Connecticut Room (relating to CT history), Rare Books, Theses, LPs, and Facsimiles.

Dublin Core Title Keewaydinoquay, an Ojibwa from Michigan talks about Indian Healing Description 30:36 Min. Abstract From the tape sleeve: Keewaydinoquay, an Ojibwa from Michigan, will meet visitors and talk about Indian healing tommorrow at 1:30 PM in the American Indian Archaeological Institute, Route 199, Washington, Conn. Keewaydinoquay, "Woman-of-the-Northwest-Wind", is a member of the Crane […]